particles help please

FirstDanFirstDan Member Posts: 208
edited March 2012 in Working with GS (Mac)
Hi everyone

I have an actor that when he jumps on a spring, i want some particles to appear beneath my actor. To be specific, i would like the particles to be a mixture of different sizes and colours. (my player actor is quite tiny width 22, height 28 to be exact)
When my player jumps on a spring, i change the velocity.y = 700.
I have tried doing this myself, but I'm terrible with particles :(

HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

Dan

Comments

  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    When your player jumps .. in your jump rule add below it a particles rule, very simple.
    If you don't know how to use the particle behavior.. The CookBook has a great video about it :


    Photobucket Roy
  • MotherHooseMotherHoose Member Posts: 2,456
    edited March 2012
    Yuck the number of things you have to adjust in particles … Wow! the beautiful things you can make happen

    finally found what I used to learn some tricks with particles (in addition to TSB's great video):

    Deep Blue Apps — Resource Center Particle Demonstration
    it is Free in the Free/Lite version … copy and play with that one … and have fun getting some effects you might use

    also, you can set your actor's image as the image … nice effect!

    @};- MH
  • FirstDanFirstDan Member Posts: 208
    Roy - thanks for your help
    MotherHoose - You are awesome!
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    @MotherHoose
    As promised , here is a bouquet of "חבצלות" for you ;)
    Photobucket

    Photobucket Roy
  • MotherHooseMotherHoose Member Posts: 2,456
    edited March 2012
    Thank you! Roy … >:D<

    they are so beautiful! … made them my desktop BG! …
    as it is almost Spring in Pittsburgh PA USA …
    they will continue to make me happy! … thinking of your warmth and the warm days to come!

    @};- MH
  • old_kipperold_kipper Member Posts: 1,420
    I love the particles. The gs ones can get a bit complex and though it would be great to have them spawn behind objects and be able to have non rectangular objects they are great. Below is perhaps a big heavy on usage but it runs really well on ipad.

  • MotherHooseMotherHoose Member Posts: 2,456
    loved watching that @old_kipper … thanx for sharing!

    just beautiful visuals and music!

    @};- MH
  • old_kipperold_kipper Member Posts: 1,420
    Cheers @motherhoose The music is an arrangement of a Moby track. I loved it when I heard it and set all the graphics timing to it. WIth a bit of luck and a following wind I might just get it done for this Xmas (12 more screens and a lot more animation).
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